KICL

KICL (96.3 FM) is an American radio station licensed to Pleasantville, Iowa, United States. The station serves the Des Moines area. A sale of KICP and sister station KICL to Iowa State University was completed in early November 2011. Both stations went silent upon completion of the sale, but returned to the air on November 21, 2011, airing Iowa Public Radio's Classical Network.

KICL

Pleasantville, Iowa
Broadcast area	Des Moines, Iowa
Frequency	96.3 MHz
Branding	IPR Classical
Programming
Format	Classical music
Affiliations	Iowa Public Radio
Ownership
Owner	Iowa Public Radio, Inc.
History
First air date	2007 (as KZWU)
Former call signs	KZWU (2007–2011) KZHC (3/2011–11/2011)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	164103
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	77.7 meters (255 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°19′57.9″N 93°05′11.1″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	Iowa Public Radio

The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 6,000 watts.^[2]

On August 5, 2011, Connoisseur announced the sale of both KZHZ (now KICP) and KZHC (now KICL) to Iowa Public Radio, which announced plans to convert the two stations into non-commercial outlets. The sale closed on October 31, 2011. The stations are planned to broadcast a 24-hour-a-day classical music format.^[3]

On November 1, 2011, KZHC changed its call sign to KICL.